their resemblance is great when one remembers that they were a savage tribe no further back than a generation " . the surrey match , which was referee ##d by the rf ##u secretary george rowland hill , was won 4 – 1 by the natives after they scored two tries . the natives next defeated both northamptonshire and kent , before defeats by mo ##sel ##ey and burton @ - @ on @ - @ trent . both defeats were unexpected , and in the mo ##sel ##ey match , injuries played a part – the tourists played most of the match at least two men down , as replacements were then not allowed . the team recovered to win their next game , against midlands counties
their resemblance is great when one remembers that they were a savage tribe no further back than a generation ". the surrey match, which was refereed by the rfu secretary george rowland hill, was won 4 – 1 by the natives after they scored two tries. the natives next defeated both northamptonshire and kent, before defeats by moseley and burton @ - @ on @ - @ trent. both defeats were unexpected, and in the moseley match, injuries played a part – the tourists played most of the match at least two men down, as replacements were then not allowed. the team recovered to win their next game, against midlands counties